Van recommendations for offroad bike(s)?

Do you have one?What's good about them?Any probs?How long have they been
around,haven't heard of them until recently.(40-45K new, is outside my
spending.)
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Steve H
04 KTM300 EXC
89 KTM125 EXC


"JustALaway" <justal RemoveThis @geemail.com> wrote in message
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 > A Fiat Ducato.
 >
 > JustAL Gardner
 >
 > Van recommendations for offroad bike(s)?
 > by "straiton" <straiton RemoveThis @f.off.spam.com> Aug 30, 2004 at 12:19 PM
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Volkswagon transporter or the turbo diesel Mitsubishi import like a star
wagon , both will be about 10 k for a reasonably new unit .

straiton wrote:
 >
 > At the moment i have a 1987 Mitsubishi LWB(the high roof, dual sliding door
 > one)2.0L petrol.It has about 230K km on it, on its 2nd low km engine( no oil
 > burnies yet).
 > I am considering a newish van towards the end of this year and would value
 > some opinions.
 > The Mitsi is ok, but i would like one with a bit more internal load area(
 > almost always carry two bikes and gear and it gets a bit cramped sometimes),
 > and preferably the dual sliding doors( they are great, i reckon, makes it so
 > easy to retrieve gear)
 > To this end i am leaning towards a Volkswagen( ....shoot me, i used to have
 > a Golf ) , plus they are available with dual door thingo( although it may be
 > hard to find a van like this, second hand).
 > The Mercedes Benz MB series also has a very large cargo area but single
 > door.I have been told to avoid these with no specific reason.They are a
 > Korean engine and body with Merc badging aren"t they? Why are they bad?
 > Are there others i should consider?It seems every man and his dog is crazy
 > 'bout High Ace vans but they don't really interest me.
 >
 > Kia Pregios are cheapish but too small.Transits, no thanks.
 >
 > Petrol or diesel or turbo diesel? any preference?
 >
 > Looking to spend maybe 15-25K
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 >
 > Steve H
 > 04 KTM300 EXC
 > 89 KTM125 EXC
 >
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Nah, I don't have one...just jerking your chain.
I had a dream about hauling a 748 to a track day in a Ducato.

JustAL

Re: Van recommendations for offroad bike(s)?
by "straiton" <straiton.RemoveThis@f.off.spam.com> Aug 30, 2004 at 12:38 PM

Do you have one?What's good about them?Any probs?How long have they been
around,haven't heard of them until recently.(40-45K new, is outside my
spending.)
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Steve H
04 KTM300 EXC
89 KTM125 EXC
 >> Stay informed about: Van recommendations for offroad bike(s)? 

Mmm, I like the look of those Transporters. Especially when you get barn
door and a flat tray inside.

Having a quick look around the manufacturers web sites, it's amazing how
much these things cost though. When you know they're just a slapped together
piece of shit with a piece of tin around it, they're awfully expensive.

Cam


atec" <"atec77(notspam) wrote:
 > Volkswagon transporter or the turbo diesel Mitsubishi import like a star
 > wagon , both will be about 10 k for a reasonably new unit .
 >
 > straiton wrote:
  >>
  >> At the moment i have a 1987 Mitsubishi LWB(the high roof, dual sliding
door
  >> one)2.0L petrol.It has about 230K km on it, on its 2nd low km engine( no
oil
  >> burnies yet).
  >> I am considering a newish van towards the end of this year and would
value
  >> some opinions.
  >> The Mitsi is ok, but i would like one with a bit more internal load area(
  >> almost always carry two bikes and gear and it gets a bit cramped
sometimes),
  >> and preferably the dual sliding doors( they are great, i reckon, makes it
so
  >> easy to retrieve gear)
  >> To this end i am leaning towards a Volkswagen( ....shoot me, i used to
have
  >> a Golf ) , plus they are available with dual door thingo( although it may
be
  >> hard to find a van like this, second hand).
  >> The Mercedes Benz MB series also has a very large cargo area but single
  >> door.I have been told to avoid these with no specific reason.They are a
  >> Korean engine and body with Merc badging aren"t they? Why are they bad?
  >> Are there others i should consider?It seems every man and his dog is
crazy
  >> 'bout High Ace vans but they don't really interest me.
  >>
  >> Kia Pregios are cheapish but too small.Transits, no thanks.
  >>
  >> Petrol or diesel or turbo diesel? any preference?
  >>
  >> Looking to spend maybe 15-25K
  >> --
  >>
  >> Steve H
  >> 04 KTM300 EXC
  >> 89 KTM125 EXC
  >>
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you just keep thinking they have a spelling problem in the fiat factory



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 > Nah, I don't have one...just jerking your chain.
 > I had a dream about hauling a 748 to a track day in a Ducato.
 >
 > JustAL
 >
 > Re: Van recommendations for offroad bike(s)?
 > by "straiton" <straiton.DeleteThis@f.off.spam.com> Aug 30, 2004 at 12:38 PM
 >
 > Do you have one?What's good about them?Any probs?How long have they been
 > around,haven't heard of them until recently.(40-45K new, is outside my
 > spending.)
 > --
 >
 > Steve H
 > 04 KTM300 EXC
 > 89 KTM125 EXC
 >
 >
 >
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 >> Stay informed about: Van recommendations for offroad bike(s)? 

 > To this end i am leaning towards a Volkswagen( ....shoot me, i
 > used to have
 > a Golf ) , plus they are available with dual door thingo(
 > although it may be
 > hard to find a van like this, second hand)

A mate bought a S/H VW SWB petrol van and has cost him shitloads
to get the trans fixed and it still has a gremlin in the leccy
dept , so has another one that has stood in the auto elecs yard
next to our factory for about 2 months, so I would say unless its
brand new under warranty for 3 years forget the VW.



 > The Mercedes Benz MB series also has a very large cargo area
 > but single
 > door.I have been told to avoid these with no specific
 > reason.They are a
 > Korean engine and body with Merc badging aren"t they? Why are
 > they bad?
 > Are there others i should consider?It seems every man and his
 > dog is crazy
 > 'bout High Ace vans but they don't really interest me.


We have an 2002 model MB140 D LWB van at work and yup its a
Hyundai with the 3 point badge , it is definitely not a Benz ,
its just costs the same for servicing as a Benz , its gutless,
noisy and a pain in the arse just to change the oil ,BTW no
aftermarket filters available as yet ( pay again)
Gear shift fell apart twice under warranty.
Same as the VW I wouldn't buy one.


Stick with the genuine Jappo stuff with a Toyota at least you can
get it fixed or serviced at a reasonable price and they have been
around long enough to sort any bugs.
My son drives a diesel turbo Tranny that does thousands of k's
his company have 2 of em and they are available in a multitude of
specs.

Hey a van is a van but if you have it as a daily driver then do
same as with buying a bike go drive em all. Its a lot of money
for something you hate .

Dave P


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